Please continue to spread the word to others that may wish to receive
this information that they will need to access the ARRL members only
web site. After becoming a member they must edit their profile and
elect to receive bulletins from the Section Manager and Director. If
you are already a member on the ARRL site (http://www.arrl.org) from
the “Members Only” box click on “members data page” and then under
email notification options set “Division/Section notices” to YES. You
will receive the next bulletin sent.

In October the court heard oral arguments and we have been waiting for
results for months. Fortunately the news is good. Last Friday the US
Court of Appeals for the district of Columbia released its decision on
the suit the ARRL had filed on the matter of the FCC’s regulations
concerning BPL.. For details seehttp://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/04/25/10064/?nc=1 where you will
find a link to the full text of the decision.

The Court agreed with the ARRL on two major points and remanded the
rules to the Commission. Writing for the three-judge panel of Circuit
Judges Rogers, Tatel and Kavanaugh, Judge Rogers summarized: “The
Commission failed to satisfy the notice and comment requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (‘APA’) by redacting studies on which it
relied in promulgating the rule and failed to provide a reasoned
explanation for its choice of the extrapolation factor for measuring
Access BPL emissions.”

The decision validates ARRL claim that the decision process and perhaps
the decision was seriously flawed and basically requires the FCC to go
through the process again.

There are a number of possible outcomes here and they are:

The FCC could seek a rehearing before a panel of all nine Circuit
judges.
The FCC could petition the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari
The FCC could do what the Court ordered and reopen the proceeding on
BPL regulations

The bottom line is that whatever they do, it will mean additional work
and expense for ARRL.

The 2008 ARRL Hudson Division Awards Nominations are now being
accepted. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to nominate that
special someone who has contributed so much to the world of Amateur
Radio. The ARRL Hudson Division grants three Awards each year to
some very deserving Hams, in three categories: Technical Achievement,
Grand Ole Ham and Amateur of the Year.

Last year there were 22 nominations for the three awards. Take
some time, to review the photos on the website from the 2007 awards
dinner! I think everyone had a great time! I certainly hope we can
repeat that again this year. The deadline for submission of all
material is May 30, 2008.

At this time, there has been no decision on the location of the
dinner in November.

===> Antenna Expert L. B. Cebik, W4RNL (SK)
Apr 25, 2008 09:22 ET]) — L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, ARRL Technical Adviser
and antenna authority, passed away last week. He was 68. An ARRL Life
Member, Cebik was known to many hams for the numerous articles he wrote
on antennas and antenna modeling. He had articles published in most of
the US ham journals, including QST, QEX, NCJ, CQ, Communications
Quarterly, Ham Radio, 73, QRP Quarterly, Radio-Electronics and QRPp.
Larry Wolfgang, WR1B, QEX Editor, called Cebik “probably the most
widely published and often read author of Amateur Radio antenna
articles ever to write on the subject.” Seehttp://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/04/22/10059/?nc=1 for more
details.

===> Japanese Amateurs Receive More Privileges on 75/80 Meters
(Apr 28, 2008) — Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and
Communications (MIC) announced that Japan’s Table of Frequency
Allocations and the Japanese Amateur Bandplan have been amended, giving
amateurs in that country more privileges on certain frequency blocks in
the 75/80 meter band. Japanese amateurs are now allowed to operate the
following additional frequencies on the 75/80 meters: 3.599-3.612 MHz,
3.680 to 3.687 MHz, 3.702-3.716 MHz, 3.745-3.747 MHz and 3.754-3.770
MHz. See http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/04/28/10066/?nc=1 for a
full list of the frequencies.

===> ARRL to Discontinue Web Classifieds
(Apr 21, 2008) — As of April 30, ARRL will cease listing classified
ads in Radios On-Line, the classified ad section on the ARRL Web site.
According to ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B, the ARRL
has experienced an increased number of complaints by members and users
regarding postings and practices that do not conform to the Radios
On-Line Web site’s original intent: “Despite our efforts to monitor the
site regularly, these problems persist. These have included postings
for guns and ‘personal’ ads. Our staff that administers this service
has deleted items and notified the ‘poster,’ only to find the ad back
two days later, placed in every category. We are spending a
disproportionate amount of staff time dealing with this matter; it is
no longer worth the cost of maintaining the service when other online
services have been established to handle the specific need for online
person-to-person sales.”

===> Field Day Station Locator Up and Running (Apr 5, 2008) — This
year, for the first time, the ARRL has put together a Station Locator
to help amateurs or those interested in Amateur Radio find a Field Day
site near them. According to ARRL Field Day Manager Dan Henderson,
N1ND, many amateurs have been asking for something like this for many
years: “So far, 287 groups in 45 states and 3 Canadian provinces had
registered their Field Day site with the Station Locator.” If your
group would like to be a part of the Station Locator Service, it’s easy
to get started. Just go to the Field Day Station Locator Web site and
follow the instructions. Link at http://www.arrl.org/?artid=8126

===> Exhibit Kits Now Available for Field Day
(Apr 2, 2008) — Please visit our Field Day information page for all
the details on Field Day rules, frequencies, forms, pins, logos and T
shirts. The complete Field Day packet can be downloaded from the site
as well. If you have unanswered questions about Field Day, contact ARRL
Field Day Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, via e-mail or by phone at
860-594-0236. If you want to order exhibit kits containing printed
flyers about Amateur Radio, you may order these materials on the ARRL
Web site. The cost of the exhibit kits ranges from $8-$12 depending on
shipping. To make sure you’ll have the display material in time for
Field Day, your order must be received before June 13. Seehttp://www.arrl.org/?artid=8075

The NWS Upton NY will conduct an Advanced Level SKYWARN(tm) Spotter
Training Class on June 11 2008. The Class will start at 7:00 PM and
conclude at 10:00 PM. The location will be in the Hall of Heroes of the
Bergen County Law and Public Safety Institute, 281 Campgaw Road Mahwah
NJ (GPS Coordinates: N 41.056 W 74.182) .More information including
Driving Directions and Maps are available online atwww.bergenskywarn.org

To attend an Advanced Level SKYWARN(tm) Spotter Training Class, you
must be a currently NWS trained SKYWARN(tm) Spotter (that is, you have
been trained within the last 3 years). Pre-registration is MANDTORY and
can be done online at: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/skywarn_form.html .
A short multiple choice/true false exam will be given at the conclusion
of the Class and those achieving a passing grade of 70% or higher will
be issued a new Spotter ID.

Please note, that attending and passing the post-class test at the
conclusion of a 2008 Basic Level SKYWARN(tm) Spotter Class, held before
June 11 2008, will also qualify you to attend the Advanced Level Class.

This Class is open to all Currently Trained NWS SKYWARN(tm) Spotters
and if offered free of charge. You do not need to reside in the County
or the even County Warning Area of the NWS Upton NY to attend this or
any SKYWARN(tm) Spotter Class.

If there are any questions on SKYWARN(tm), SKYWARN(tm) Classes or NWS
matters in general please contact George Sabbi – KC2GLG(KC2GLG@arrl.net ).

===> Walter Kenney, W2IZC – SK

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of a very senior member
of Tri County Radio Assn (TCRA) and the Amateur Radio hobby in general.
Walt Kenney, W2IZC passed on March 19th.

Walt got his ham ticket in 1935 at the age of 17. He worked at the
Western Electric plant in Kearny, NJ for 47 years. Born in Elizabeth,
New Jersey, Walt lived in Roselle and spent 20years in Cranford, New
Jersey before moving to Warren, New Jersey in 1963.

He was extremely knowledgeable in electronics and telephone systems.
Two home-made phone-patch units were found in his shack. Walter’s QSL
collection is extensive and will take a long time to go thru. While I
was there, I did see several rare QSL Cards on the walls. A Fifty Year
ARRL Membership Plaque was found among his awards. He was an avid DXer
and Elmer to many. The Ham community has lost an excellent
representative.

All of his usable radio equipment was donated to TCRA in addition to
many boxes of small parts. Walter had a 40foot tower, a Triband beam
and rotor – all available for the taking. If interested, contact
Gerry Miller, AA2ZJ – email: aa2zj@juno.com

Clubs please make sure that you continue to send a copy of your pdf
file to n2ff@arrl.org. I have been missing some issues in the last few
months. Not every division club is submitting each month. It’s like
Lotto, if you don’t buy a ticket or send a PDF you can’t win!

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Looking For Division Archives

At a recent hamfest I found a program from the 1982 Hudson Division
Convention. Over the past few years I’ve found only one or two items
of note regarding our Division and its’ history. It made me realize
that there was no central repository for items of a historical nature
that dealt specifically with the Hudson Division. There appears to be
a dearth of these materials.
There have been conventions, both Division and National, in the Hudson
Division going back to the 1930s, clubs galore with their own QSL
cards, newsletters that were sent to members by Division leadership,
and so forth. So before it’s too late, and while we still have
members who have squirreled away copies of these materials in filing
cabinets or basement boxes, I am reaching out to the Division and
asking that you consider one of two things. First, please consider
parting with these materials and letting me take them. I’ll scan
them, put them up on the Division website to share with the members,
and then pass them on to succeeding Directors as the keepers of our
story.
If you would prefer not to part with them, then please consider
scanning the items for placing on the website. Items would include:
Convention programs, Director newsletters (yes, they used to be printed
and mailed), Club QSL cards, QSL cards of operators of note, pins,
badges, etc., etc.
Please let me know what you have